Sir Richard Bishop's records may be revered by guitar geeks for their sometimes staggering technical proficiency, but his equally astonishing command of a variety of global traditions and popular styl...continue...

On Opus Apus are nine originals following a cover of Ornette Coleman's "What Reasons Could I Give?" As with the most spirited and experimental music of Coleman, the bold and unexpected forays of a sax...continue...

Since John 5 has gained acclaim from the A-list of guitar gods -- the Steve Vais, the Joe Satrianis, the Paul Gilberts, and the Yngwie Malmsteens -- you pretty much know what to expect with his solo a...continue...

Hard as it is to believe, George Harrison, guitar picker, was also an electronic music pioneer, as these two lengthy, abstract tone poems for early-vintage Moog synthesizer reveal. A naif in the elect...continue...

Tracks: Under The Mersey Wall; No Time Or Space
Artists:
George Harrison

Hard as it is to believe, George Harrison, guitar picker, was also an electronic music pioneer, as these two lengthy, abstract tone poems for early-vintage Moog synthesizer reveal. A naif in the elect...continue...

Robbie Basho's Zarthus, dating from 1974, is, in his own words, "An album of Persian, Arabic, Westerns Themes (sic), woven together into a single 'Fabric D'Amour' to cover the barren manekin (sic) of ...continue...

Fistful of Desert Blues, the collaboration between Lydia Lunch and guitarist Cypress Grove, features a dozen songs united by two topics: the dark side of love and escape. These broken romances explore...continue...

Their self-titled, second album is probably their definitive statement, consisting of four lengthy tracks devoted to the primary elements ("Air," "Earth, " "Fire, " "Water"). The feeling is one of imp...continue...

Corazón is Carlos Santana's first album for a major label since 2002's Shaman. It marks his reunion with executive producer Clive Davis, who masterminded 1999's multi-platinum Supernatural. Bille...continue...

Rodrigo y Gabriela's 9 Dead Alive is their first album of new material in five years. Written, arranged, and co-produced by the pair, they deliberately attempt to forgo the Latin influence in their mu...continue...

Corazón is Carlos Santana's first album for a major label since 2002's Shaman. It marks his reunion with executive producer Clive Davis, who masterminded 1999's multi-platinum Supernatural. Bille...continue...

Viennese electro-acoustic artist Christian Fennesz managed to set an incredibly high bar for himself with his landmark 2001 album, Endless Summer. Crafted from processed guitar and a colorful palette ...continue...

Tracks: Dear Mr. Fantasy; World in Changes; You Can All Join In; As Sad and Deep as You; Good 2 U; Toro, El (Spanish Blues); Come on in My Kitchen; How Do I Get to Heaven; That's Freedom
Artists:
Dave Mason

Audio Mixer: Matt Linesch.

Photographer: Chris Jensen.

In the six years since his last offering, the excellent 26 Letters 12 Notes, Dave Mason & Traffic Jam -- his road band -- have tour...continue...

Corazón is Carlos Santana's first album for a major label since 2002's Shaman. It marks his reunion with executive producer Clive Davis, who masterminded 1999's multi-platinum Supernatural. Bille...continue...

Corazón is Carlos Santana's first album for a major label since 2002's Shaman. It marks his reunion with executive producer Clive Davis, who masterminded 1999's multi-platinum Supernatural. Bille...continue...

DOWNTIME was originally released in the UK in 1989, and reissued in the US in 1996. The US version includes three tracks that weren't on the British LP: "Actual Frenzy," "The Green Boy" and "Say No No...continue...

The fourth long-player from Austria-born and raised, Austin, Texas-based Ulrich Ellison, the appropriately named Synergy finds the guitar virtuoso adopting a myriad of styles, from progressive pop, fu...continue...

On Thou Shalt Boogie!, Norway's Bushman's Revenge evolve further from their roots as a skronophonic psych-jazz power trio into a tight unit whose dynamics, arrangements, and sound matter as much as th...continue...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, which features world-class guitar players from all over the globe and has been held every three years since 2004, works as a fundraiser for the Crossroads Centre in...continue...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, which features world-class guitar players from all over the globe and has been held every three years since 2004, works as a fundraiser for the Crossroads Centre in...continue...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, which features world-class guitar players from all over the globe and has been held every three years since 2004, works as a fundraiser for the Crossroads Centre in...continue...

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival, which features world-class guitar players from all over the globe and has been held every three years since 2004, works as a fundraiser for the Crossroads Centre in...continue...